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Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister to visit Maharashtra tomorrow
PM to dedicate to Nation the Eklavya Model Residential School, at Nanded
To Flag-off Ajni -Pune Train and Bhusaval- Bandra Khandesh Express Train
PM to inaugurate Lower Panazara medium Project under PMKSY.
Jalgaon-Udhana Doubling and electrification Rail Project to be inaugurated
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, will visit Yavatmal and Dhule, in Maharashtra, on 16 February 2019. He will unveil multiple projects in the state.
At Yavatmal
PM will inaugurate Eklavya Model Residential School, at Nanded through the press of button. The school has a total capacity of 420 students with the state of the art facilities. It will help in improving quality of education amongst tribal students and also provide an avenue for their overall growth and personal development.
PM will hand over the keys to selected beneficiaries for the e-Gruh Pravesh of houses constructed under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana .
PM will flag-off Ajni - Pune Train through video link. The train comprises of three tier air conditioned coaches and will provide overnight service between Nagpur and Pune. The foundation stone of roads under central road fund  will be laid through the press of button.
PM will also distribute certificates/ cheques under Maharashtra State Rural Livelihoods Mission  to women SHGs. MSRLM aims at social mobilization towards financial inclusion which help in ensuring farm and non-farm livelihoods opportunity through facilitation of door-step delivery of financial services.
At Dhule:
PM will later visit Dhule in Maharashtra. There he will inaugurate Lower Panazara medium Project under PMKSY. The Project was included in Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchan Yojana  in 2016-17. It has a total water storage capacity of 109.31 MCum with Irrigation Potential of 7585 hectares benefitting about 21 villages of Dhule district.
PM will lay foundation stone of Sulwade Jamphal Kanoli Lift Irrigation Scheme. This scheme envisages lifting 9.24 TMC of flood water from river Tapi in 124 days of monsoon season. It is proposed to irrigate 33367 hectares area of about 100 villages of Dhule district.
Foundation stone of Dhule City Water Supply Scheme under AMRUT will be laid by PM. It will ensure water availability to boost industrial and commercial growth.
He will lay foundation stone of Dhule-Nardana railway Line and Jalgaon – Manmad 3rd Railway Line. PM will Flag-off Bhusaval- Bandra Khandesh Express Train through video link. It is an overnight train and will provide direct connectivity between Mumbai and Bhusawal. The train will run three days a week.
He will inaugurate Jalgaon-Udhana Doubling and electrification Rail Project. The project will increase the capacity of ferrying passengers as well as goods. It will act as a catalyst for development of Nandurbar, Vyara, Dharangaon and other places on the section.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
India will share its best practices and experiences in conserving biodiversity with the rest of the world: Union Environment Minister
Five initiatives launched on International Day of Biodiversity
In a virtual celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity 2020, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar today launched five key initiatives towards conservation of biodiversity.
The year 2020 which is also the “SUPER YEAR FOR BIODIVERSITY”, as the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity with 20 global Aichi targets adopted in 2010 ends in 2020 and all the countries together are in the process of preparation of Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. The Union Minster said that India, a mega biodiverse country, welcomes those countries who are interested in improving their bio diversity scenarios, and we are ready to share our experiences and best practices with them. The Environment minister laid emphasis on the need to limit our consumption and promote a sustainable lifestyle.
Stressing on this year’s theme Shri Javadekar stressed that “OUR SOLUTIONS ARE IN NATURE” and therefore, protecting our nature is very important especially in the present context of COVID 19 as it shields us from various catastrophe including zoonotic diseases.
On the occasion, the Union Environment Minister launched the National Biodiversity Authority  and United Nations Development Programme  ‘Biodiversity Samrakshan Internship Programme which proposes to engage 20 students with postgraduate degrees for a period of one year through an open, transparent, online competitive process. The programme wishes to engage dynamic and creative students, who are willing to learn about natural resource management and biodiversity conservation and to support the projects of NBA in various State and Union Territories and to technically assist the State Biodiversity Boards/UTs Biodiversity Council in discharge of their mandates. an open, transparent, online competitive process.
The virtual event also saw the Launch of UNEP Campaign on Illegal Trafficking of Endangered Species: ‘Not all Animals Migrate by Choice’. Illegal trade in wildlife carries the risk of spreading dangerous pandemics. The campaign Not all Animals Migrate by Choice, launched by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, with UNEP, seeks to address these environmental challenges, to raise awareness, and to advocate solutions.
A Webinar Series on ‘Biodiversity Conservation and Biological Diversity Act, 2002’ was also launched along with the WWF Model Conference of Parties , an initiative which involves the younger generation so they can usher in a new beginning and engage in conversations around impact of humanity’s footprint on biodiversity and also the importance of sustenance of biodiversity for our own survival. An awareness campaign supported by WWF to highlight the crucial role played by nature through its free ecological services provided for humankind was also launched during the course of the event.
Ministry of Communications
Package to Revive BSNL and MTNL
The Government on 23.10.2019 approved the revival of BSNL and MTNL. As a result of this, BSNL and MTNL have become EBITDA  positive since the financial year 2020-21. Further on 27.07.2022, the Government approved revival package for BSNL amounting to Rs. 1.64 lakhs crores. The revival measures focus on infusing fresh capital for upgrading BSNL services, allocating spectrum, de-stressing its balance sheet, augmenting its fibre network by merging Bharat Broadband Nigam Limited  with BSNL and sovereign guarantees to BSNL/MTNL.
The details of grievances received through Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System  related to landline services against BSNL/MTNL in last three years are as follows:
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|
Year
|
|
Number of grievances
|
|
|
|
BSNL
|
|
MTNL
|
|
2020
|
|
2341
|
|
2025
|
|
2021
|
|
1175
|
|
1219
|
|
2022
|
|
524
|
|
1983
BSNL/MTNL take expeditious actions to resolve these complaints.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Communications, Shri Devusinh Chauhan in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
Army Air Defence 6th Army AD Reunion: Gopalpur
1. The Sixth Reunion of the Corps of Army Air Defence was celebrated on 20 and 21 Sep 2019 at Army AD College, Gopalpur on Sea near Brahmapur in Odisha.
2. The Corps of Army Air Defence is a relatively young arm. However in a short span of twenty five years since its bifurcation from the Regiment of Artillery, the Army Air Defence has already created a legacy for itself within the Indian Army. As sentinels of the skies, the Army Air Defence has proved its mettle in war, internal security duties and during natural calamities.
3. The role of Army Air Defence in preserving strategic assets & key assets in the Tactical Battle Area of the nation assumes great significance in view of the emerging air threat. Army Air Defence will play a defining role in future conflicts and has thus taken a lead in induction of technologically sophisticated weapons and equipment besides selective upgradation of the existing equipment.
4. The exploits of Army Air Defence warriors have earned the Corps numerous Gallantry & Distinguished Services awards incl two Ashoka Chakras, two Kirti Chakras, 20 Vir Chakras, nine Shaurya Chakras, 112 Sena Medals, one Medal of British Empire, seven India Distinguished Service Medal, two order of British Empire, 10 PVSMs, 22 AVSMs, and 44 VSMs in various operations including the 1947 Internal Disturbance, 1965 & 71 Indo-Pak Wars, besides operations in J & K, North Eastern states and the Siachin Glacier. In addition, four Army Air Defence units have been awarded the coveted Honour Titles in the 1971 War.
5. The sixth Army Air Defence Reunion provided a platform for interaction among the serving and retired Army Air Defence gunners to renew their ties, pay tributes to their martyred comrades and to honour their Veer Naries. The celebrations included Wreath Laying at the War Memorial, a specially convened Sainik Sammelan for all ranks including veterans, felicitation of gallantry award winners and Veer Naris, display of transformation of Army Air Defence equipment profile, as also the traditional military gettogether over a Barakhana. A spectacular display of Army Air Defence history and heritage, Light and Sound Show at Army Air Defence Museum & Army Air Defence Band symphony were also organised to commemorate this occasion.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
PM SVANidhi Portal launch 
Shri Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Housing & Urban Affairs, today launched the Beta version of PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi “PM SVANidhi” Portal in presence of officials from States/UTs, Banks, Payment aggregators and other stakeholders. Leveraging on the digital technology solutions, the portal provides for an integrated end to end IT interface to users for availing benefits under the scheme.
Since the launch of PM SVANidhi, on June 1, 2020, Ministry has held detailed interactions with various type of lenders e.g. Banks, MFIs and NBFCs. Taking into account the suggestions received, a detailed operational guidelines for the lenders have been prepared, which are being issued today. It is expect that shortly, all the lenders will issue detailed operating guidelines for the scheme to their field offices to facilitate smooth implementation of the scheme.
An integrated IT platform  to provide an end-to-end solution for scheme administration is being developed by SIDBI, which is the scheme implementation partner for PM SVANidhi. The portal will facilitate multiple scheme functions viz. loan application flow, Mobile App, e-KYC of applicants, integration with UIDAI, Udyamimitra, NPCI, PAiSA, lenders, States, ULBs and other stakeholders, calculation of digital incentives and payment of interest subsidy etc.
One of the important features of the scheme is to nudge the beneficiaries towards digital transactions by engaging with the Digital Payment Aggregators. Ministry has received excellent response from all of them. Secretary, HUA expressed his pleasure on the fact that AmazonPay, FTCash, MSwipe, PayTM, PaySwiff, and PhonePe have offered to onboard the vendors free of cost by absorbing the expenses at their end. It is expected that others also will follow suit.
Further, in addition to the banks already onboarded, 15 MFIs have been onboarded on the portal and many more are expected to join in the coming weeks. The portal shall be continuously upgraded to add functionalities.
The PM SVANidhi Portal shall start accepting loan applications from Street Vendors from July 2nd, who can apply directly or with the help of CSCs/ ULBs/ SHGs. The Mobile App facilitated with e-KYC module and loan application flow, to be used by lenders and their agents for application origination, shall be released during this week. The Portal integration with various lenders shall commence during this week and over next few weeks we hope to complete this integration with all the major lenders. The module for enabling street vendors to apply directly for Letter of Recommendation  to the concerned ULB will be ready by July 10, 2020.
Secretary, HUA expressed confidence that this portal will not only enable the implementation of the scheme during next 21 months but also play a very important role in years to come for helping meet the expectations and aspirations of street vendors who play very important role in our urban eco-system.
Special Service and Features
Sea ranching of the green tiger shrimp Penaeus semisulcatusunder the Central Sector Scheme component of 'Pradhan Mantri MatsyaSampadaYojana' 
ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute , Mandapam Regional Centre has been regularly carrying out the sea ranching of hatchery produced green tiger shrimp, Penaeus semisulcatus seeds in Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay to replenish the natural stock and to enhance the shrimp productivity. This is helpful in promoting the livelihood of the fishermen in the region and also for conserving& maintaining a sustainable shrimp stock in the wild. Owing to its importance a project entitled "Sea ranching of Green tiger shrimp  Post Larvae  in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu" is being carried out by ICAR-CMFRI Mandapam Regional Centre with the funding support of Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Govt. of India under the Central Sector Scheme component of the PMMSY. The project aims to release a total of 200 million Green tiger shrimp Post Larvae in a period of four years  in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar region of Tamil Nadu with a total budget of Rs.168.948 lakhs.
In continuation of sea ranching of 3.53 million green tiger shrimp seeds  from the inception of the project, a total of 1.20 million green tiger shrimp seeds of PL 40 were sea ranched at Pamban, Palk Bay on 27th April, 2022.The shrimpseeds were released by Dr. G. Tamilmani, Head-in-Charge& Principal Investigator in the presence of leaders of fishermen association &local fishermen, Scientists and staff of Mandapam Regional Centre of ICAR-CMFRI. The fishermen thanked the Government of India and ICAR-CMFRI for such an initiative and expressed that this activity will be helpful in replenishing the green tiger shrimp stock. The sea ranching programme was coordinated by Dr. B. Johnson, Senior Scientist of the centre.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 323
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 127 crore landmark milestone
More than 93 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 127 Crore landmark milestone  today. More than 93 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight. D
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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|
Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
|
|
HCWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
10384507
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
9544126
|
|
FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
18380627
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
16582112
|
|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
466412714
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
242590530
|
|
Age Group 45-59 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
186633847
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
125747076
|
|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
116833328
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
81887814
|
|
Cumulative 1st dose administered
|
|
798645023
|
|
Cumulative 2nd dose administered
|
|
476351658
|
|
Total
|
|
1274996681
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
|
|
Date: 4th December, 2021 
|
|
HCWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
200
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
12133
|
|
FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
486
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
22023
|
|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
1814349
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
4771268
|
|
Age Group 45-59 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
449855
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
1325694
|
|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
259166
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
703145
|
|
1st Dose Administered in Total
|
|
2524056
|
|
2nd Dose Administered in Total
|
|
6834263
|
|
Total
|
|
9358319
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Railways
34 Oxygen Expresses complete their journey delivering more than 2067 MT LMO in 137 tankers
Railways deliver Oxygen of 174 MT to Maharashtra, 641 MT to UP, 190 MT to MP, 229 MT to Haryana and 123 MT to Telangana
Delhi gets 707 MT of Oxygen
Railways continue to meet the Oxygen Express needs as the nation fights once a century challenge
Overcoming all hurdles and finding new solutions, Indian Railways is continuing its journey of bringing relief by delivering Liquid Medical Oxygen to various states across the country. So far, Indian Railways has delivered 2067MT  of LMO in 137 tankers to various states across the country.
34 Oxygen Expresses have already completed their journey so far.
It is Indian Railways endeavour to deliver as much LMO as possible in the shortest time possible to the requesting states.
So far, Indian Railways has delivered more than 2067 metric tonnes liquid medical oxygen  to various states.
174 MT has been delivered to Maharashtra, 641 MT to UP, 190 MT to MP, 229 MT to Haryana and 123 MT to Telangana. Delhi has got 707 MT of Oxygen.
Prime Minister's Office
PM hails 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men's Team for winning Bronze at Asian Games
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men's Team of Anish Bhanwala, Vijayveer Sidhu and Adarsh Singh for securing Bronze medal at the Asian Games 2022.
The Prime Minister praised their consistent winning streak and wished them well for their bright future.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 193.53 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 14.81 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
|
|
VACCINE DOSES
|
|

|
|
SUPPLIED
|
|
1,93,53,58,865
|
|
BALANCE AVAILABLE
|
|
14,81,06,650
More than 193.53 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 14.81 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations on National Highways
National Highways Authority of India  is developing Wayside Amenities  across Highways and Expressways. Provision of e-vehicle charging station has been made a mandatory facility across all Wayside Amenities sites to be developed, since February 2021. Presently, 07 No.'s of operational WSA facilities are equipped with EV charging stations. The details of these Wayside Amenities are provided in the Annexure.
As per data provided by Bureau of Energy Efficiency , total 43 no. of Public Charging Stations  are currently reported to be operational on 16 National Highways across the country.
Wayside Amenities are to be developed at regular intervals of 30-40 km across Brownfield National Highways and Greenfield Expressways. In addition to 07 No.’s WSA facilities, EV charging stations are provisioned for another 137 WSA facilities awarded till date.
ANNEXURE
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DETAILS OF 07 No.’s WSA FACILITIES EQUIPPED WITH EV CHARGING STATIONS
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S.No.
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Region
|
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State
|
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NH
No.
|
|
Site Description
|
|
Land
Area

|
|
1
|
|
North
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
19
|
|
Kurgaon, Allahabad Bypass NH2
|
|
1.2
|
|
2
|
|
South
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
16
|
|
Gowravaram/AP
|
|
4.65
|
|
3
|
|
South
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
716
|
|
Vallur/AP
|
|
9.6
|
|
4
|
|
South
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
40
|
|
NH04_46.700+46.900_LHS_Yedehalli_Karnataka
|
|
2.22
|
|
5
|
|
West
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
48
|
|
NH-48/20.057+20.357/RHS/Jaipur/Rajasthan/ Srigovindpura
|
|
4.5
|
|
6
|
|
West
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
48
|
|
NH-48/20+432 to 20+732/LHS/Jaipur
Bypass/Rajasthan/Bilouchi
|
|
4.5
|
|
7
|
|
South
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
135
|
|
NH 7/61+130/LHS/Chinnar/Krishnagiri/TN
|
|
4.06
This information was given by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
Ministry of Defence
Chief of Defence Staff, visited Defence Sub Systems Manufacturing Plant at Chakan, Pune
General Anil Chauhan, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, Chief of Defence Staff, visited Defence Sub Systems Manufacturing Plant at Nibe Limited in Chakan, Pune on 07 Feb 23. The CDS attended the MSME Nibe Def-Expo 2023 showcasing selected Defence products & MSME product displays & inaugurated a new manufacturing plant “Nibe 3” for defence & aerospace equipment. Nibe Defence Limited, a BSE listed company, has a Defence Sub Systems Manufacturing Plant at Chakan, Pune & manufactures wide spectrum of equipment catering to the Defence Industry, supporting fabrication of various indigenous weapon systems including machining & manufacturing of Electric vehicles as well.
Pushing for complete self reliance in the defence sector and further encouraging the MSME sector, CDS in his interaction emphasised that the path to “Atmanirbhar Bharat” and achievement of self reliance in defence, research & development and manufacturing of weapons was essential for the implementation of complete self reliance in the defence sector and to ensure that India need not depend on other countries for its defence needs.
Ministry of Railways
EAST COAST RAILWAY SETS RECORD IN FREIGHT LOADING
Loaded 200 Million Tonne of Freight from its jurisdiction in just 310 Days of the current fiscal.
Took 320 Days in 2021-22; 360 Days in 2020-21 & 366 Days in 2019-20 fiscal to achieve this figure.
East Coast Railway  has set a new record during 2022-23 financial year by loading 200.43 Million Tonne of freight from its jurisdiction in just 310 Days of the current Financial Year, i.e.; before 55 Days to end of the current fiscal. In 2021-22 financial year, this Railway had achieved this figure in 320 Days, followed by 360 Days in 2020-21 and 366 Days in 2019-20 financial year.
From the earning side, ECoR has earned rupees 20635 Crores from freight during the above period in 2022-23 financial year as against Rupees 19204 crores in last financial year with an increase of 7.5%.
East Coast Railway achieved this milestone despite many challenges and Adverse Effect on loading and train operations. Surpassing the 200 MT loading has been achieved due to focus on innovative steps and key interventions by Railway Ministry which helped to get it on to the fast-track.
During the period, ECoR carried 126.18MT of Coal, 20.22 MT of Iron Ore, 18.16MT of Other Materials, 15.74MT of Finished Steel, 6.27MT of Raw Materials to Steel Plants, 5.11MT of Fertilizer, 3.17MT in Container, 2.37MT of mineral Oil, 2.13MT of Food Grains and 1.09MT of Cement. Khurda Road Division has carried 129.93MT of freight during the period. Similarly, Waltair Division has carried 57.03MT and Sambalpur Division has carried 13.47MT of freight during the period.
General Manager, East Coast Railway, Shri Manoj Sharma gave full credit for this achievement to its hardworking and dedicated staff in all its three Divisions. Special mention to be made regarding the efforts and cooperation from all stakeholders including Collieries, Ports, Steel Plants, Cement, Alumina Plants, Petroleum Companies, and Food Corporation of India.
RoM
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